The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-20

IlANO bv MT. anton CtreIeZkl, Pfaffl1n
Music Hall, evening.
By Knights and Ladies of the
Golden Rule, Knights of Honor Hall, Baldwin
Block, evening
ENGLISH'S oPERA-HOUSE-"Craz Patch" aft
ernoon and evening.
THE MUSEUM-"One of the Bravest" afternoon
and evening.
In Brief
The following persons were licensed to marry,
yesterday: John r. boxes and Ella Julian,
Henry Platte and Alice D. Boughton, Thos H.
Watson and Hannah NJ. Claypool. Chas. Yoke
and Jennie Richardson, David Longenecker and
Amelia Todd.
Tomorrow afternoon the opening shooting
tournament of the season will be held at Becks
Park. The shooting will begin at o'clock, and
there will be four contests. the first for ten
single Peoria black birds; second. six single and
two pair Peoria black-birGs; third, six single
Peoria black-birds, and fourth, six single and
one pair Peoria black-birds.
CROPS DAMAGED BY FROST.
The heavy frost of Monday night did much
damage, according to reports from the farmers
about the city, to small fruits. Peaches, cher
ries and strawberries, it is expected, will suffer
seriously, and vegetation of all kinds has been
injured, but to what extent is not yet known.
THE EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES.
The State Board of Health has daily reports
of the continued spread of measles. II some
places the disease is malignant and in others of
mild form. DIR. +. G. Thornton, OF Knights
vile. Clay county. said he had thus far attended
81 cases. Randolph county has 2S2 cases, and
Laporte 2S7.
HELPLESS OLD wANDERER.
The police were notified from Undertakes
drug store. last night, that old man, ap-
parently demented, had been wandering around
north of the fair grounds for two days. Officers
were sent to search for him. and found him near
the corner of Twelfth street and College av-
enue lying on the roadside shoeless and with
little clothing on. He is between seventy and
eighty years of age, and is unable to give his
name or his home.
YESTERDAYS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The corporations filing articles with the Sec
rotary of State, yesterday. were the Swayzee
Mining Company. with capital stock of 49, 500.
Blsh j. h. Dougherty and John Reed as direct
ors, and the Citizens Loan Fund and Savings
Association, of Viucennes. with capital of
$lOO, geo. and Ernest Baker. Solomon Gunkel.
Adolf S Laue. Peter r. McCarty, VIM. Baker,
George r. Alsop, John w: Gaddis, Geo. Vein
enberg and Peter Rtterskamp as directors.
PERMITS FOR SIX NEW BUILDINGS.
Building permits were issued yesterday to S.
n. Avis for frame cottage on Ann street. near
Ray. to cost $l,200 Mrs. NJ. Maylor, frame cot
tage on Newman street, near Seventh, $500;
Spiegel, Thoms & Co, to build addition to store
room on Washington street, between Illinois and
Tennessee. $500; Coffin. Greenstreet & Fletcher,
Drlck smoke-house on West street. near Root,
$1,000; Thos. Marie. frame cottage on Tennessee
street. near Morris, $780, Joseph Locke, frame
storehouse on Massachusetts avenue, near North
street, 5000.
THE STEEL MILLS READY TO START.
Quite crowd of interested persons gathered
at the new steel rolling -snill, yesterday after
noon to see the first steel rail turned out by the
new labor-saving machinery put in. The result
was more than satisfactory to the managers of
the MILL and, from now on. the rail machinery
Will be Kept In almost constant operation. The
converting department has been in operation for
several weeks and enough steel has been pre-
pared for the manufacture of nearly one hun
dred miles of rails. Between two and three
hundred men are now employed in the mill.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE SALES.
The activity in the local real estate market
continues to increase Within the last two days
there have been several important transactions
Yesterday the Empire Block on the corner of
Alabama street and massachusetts avenue, was
sold to W. P. Fisback for $4,000, which is re-
garded as great bargain. The building on the
southwest corner, from the Empire
Block, has been sold by Aaron Glenn to George
". Powell for $1,000. Yesterday Joseph Penn
sold the vacant ground on South Pennsylvania
street. south of the bolt works, to Benz. F.
Crawford and VIM. Fl. Taylor, of Ohio, for
$4,000.
THE INSANE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
The Insane Hospital trustees, it Is under
stood, relegraphed to Phil Gapen some days ago
to come home and, as treasurer draw the
money from the State treasury which is ready
to be paid for the maintenance of the nstitu-
ton when the Auditor and Treasurer can do SO
legally. No further effort has been made by the
trustees themselves to have the money paid to
them in Gapen's absence. The latter has not
arrived and it is doubtful when he will reach the
city. rumor was current yesterday that the
Governor intended to demand of the trustees
their designations. but when asked about it the
Governor said: Nothing of the kind has come
from me-"
SECRET LEAGUE LODGES CARNIVAL.
Three hundred people attended the benefit
entertainment for Anchor Lodge. No. 16. Secret
League. at the Yirginia-avenue Rink. last even
ing. There was fancy dress skating crrnival
in which about fifty couples participated. The
costumes were quite attractive. Albert Raphael
the boy bicyclist, gave exhibition of his riding
that elected much praise and the indianapolis
Division knights of Pythias, Uniform Rank
No 2. under the command of Dr. Heiskell, gave
one of their best exhibition drills. The enter
talnment closed with O ''raZZle-daZZle" drill, BY
members Of the league, that was extremely com
ica The refreshment stands. in charge Of the
ladies of the order, did good business, and
from all sources d very handsome sum was
realized for the lodge.
BAD TREATMENT OF A DEMENTED BOY.
The ten-y old boy found wandering around
in the western part of the city by the police, las
Saturday night, and who gave his name as Bish
OPP, seems to have been badly mistreated. He
belongs at Logansport, and as he had no one tt
take care of him there, the sheriff of that eoun
ty, on his own responsibility took the lad to the
Reform school, at Planfied. Superintendent
Charlton refused to receive him. because he hat
committed no crime and because his mind wa
affected. The sheriff it is alleged. said he diG
| not propose to take the boy back to Logansp port
and would drop him in Indianapolis. Instead o.
bringing him here. however, he left the lad OF
! the Streets of Plainfeld, and returned home
! The boy wandered around there for thres days
| and was then hauled to this city by some farmer
where he again became wanderer until picket
| up by the police.
TWO BOYS FIGHT DESPERATELY FOR FREEDOM
Saturday night Ned and John Carroll, o
Richmond, escaped from the Reform School
and walked through the rain to this city
where they took a freight train Sunda,